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In reply to the discussion: Heads-Up !!! - 'Why Democrats Might Cave On Social Security Cuts' - HuffPo [View all]okaawhatever
(9,480 posts)their senior base. I would love a vote to cut ss in the house. I want to get every Repub who is against it to o on record. SS has been one of those things that the repubs promise to their business/tea party wing and then deny to their huge block of senior voters. I'm wondering if this isn't a move by the dems to either get a vote against it by the repubs, or get a cut in place that was clearly orchestrated by the repubs so that the seniors will switch parties in 2014. The senior citizens have largely voted Republican and the democrats are fighting this battle. Why give up our political capital to protect someone who won't vote for us? Use the political capital on climate change or a jobs bill. I've thought for some time the real reason Republicans are stalling things and refusing to vote on anything (like the gun bill in the house) is that they're trying to serve two masters and they don't want anyone to know what they're really doing. A vote on this will only hurt them and bring SS back into the limelight. I have noticed Obama and the dems seem to be willing to cave on things that won't take effect immediately, like SS. We have time to fix that before it hurts us.